Pakistan, Oct. 29 -- Serious questions have been raised over the financial accountability of the Taliban regime following a detailed report by the Kabul Institute that exposes alarming gaps in the transparency of international foreign aid.

According to the findings, the development agencies were provided USD 8 billion over the past five years for humanitarian assistance, with the United States, United Kingdom and Germany standing as leading donors.

However, out of this vast sum, only USD 21.9 million could be traced from these agencies to onward recipients, leaving public records with no details regarding the use or transfer of 91% of the total funds.

The report further highlighted deep financial oversight concerns, revealing 316 payme...